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Re: My own find

I went with Sam to find this Jeep - and what a struggle it was to find too!

We came across it in the end, after a 220 mile drive and a good muddy walk - only to be greeted by what looked like a cast member from the League of Gentlemen and to be told in no uncertain terms at all, that the jeep was definately not for sale and that it was in fact the subject of an 'ongoing, long term restoration'...then basically ushered off their property!! - it's such a shame really as not only is the Jeep being neglected but also that lovely Bedford truck too!

Re: My own find

Thanks for the report Sam,i'm sorry to hear that they were not intrested in the idea of parting with it,maybe some day it will come up for sale.
If you know abit about the jeeps could you say how far gone was it?I'm not that great at mechanics so i wasn't sure if it was a strange type or a conversion.It looked like the back end had been chopped off and some different wheels had been put on.
Well done for having a go at getting the jeep,its a pity to think of it just rusting away

Re: My own find

Re: My own find

by sam

...The owner... insisted that he was restoring it...

I was met with a similar response when I went to investigate a report that a Bedford OWB bus was hiding in a barn in Derbyshire.
(For those unfamiliar with buses, the OWB was the wartime utility-type bodied version of the OB, and is quite rare - I know of only 2 or 3 examples that are preserved).

The farmer was pretty friendly and chatted to me for quite a while.
He was quite adamant that he was restoring it; however on several subsequent visits it seemed to be deteriorating somewhat.

I later learned that the chap in question had since died, and during the breakup of his estate, that the bus (and several other gems, including ex-Army and RAF vehicles) had been scrapped.

Re: My own find

by Adrian Stevenson

As a WW2 Jeep owner myself, I can tell you that is very restorable! Honestly this Jeep needs to be bought and saved. Engines, chassis parts, body panels etc can all be bought with the click of a mouse or a phone call with next day delivery.